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April inflation poll

2 years 11 months ago
Let's test the economic mettle of my readers. Do you think inflation went up, down, or stayed the same last month? The BLS will report their results on Wednesday at 8:30 am Eastern time. Loading…
Kevin Drum

Free Trip Tuesday: Win a trip to Indianapolis

2 years 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS - It's Free Trip Tuesday, brought to you by Ryan Kelley, The Home Loan Expert. On Tuesday, May 10, contestants could win a trip for four to Indianapolis. It includes a two-night stay at the historic Omni Hotel. One lucky winner also gets tickets to the Indianapolis Zoo, the world's largest children's museum, [...]
Margie Ellisor

Team Biden Celebrates Broadband Accomplishments, Yet Is Leaving FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Hanging Out To Dry

2 years 11 months ago
This week the Biden administration spent some time celebrating its accomplishments on broadband. The nation’s about to invest $42 billion in expanding broadband access (even though we still haven’t mapped broadband accurately). The administration also implemented the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which doles out a $30 discount on broadband for qualifying low income households. In […]
Karl Bode

Clark receives SLUH’s highest honor

2 years 11 months ago
Dr. H. Eric Clark, Ed.D., president at Loyola Academy, Saint Louis University High School (SLUH) board member and former administrator, and a leader in Jesuit education nationally – was recognized on April 25, 2022 with the Backer Award. The highest…
The St. Louis American Staff

Former Lumière Place Casino makes change to Horseshoe St. Louis

2 years 11 months ago
The former Lumière Place Casino now has a new name: Horseshoe St. Louis. The new name was made official at a ribbon-cutting ceremony under the new entryway sign Monday. Leaders from Horseshoe St. Louis and the casino's parent company, Caesars Entertainment, were on hand for the event. In 2020, the then-owner of the casino and 294-room hotel, Eldorado Resorts Inc., closed on an $8.58 billion cash-and-stock merger with Caesars Entertainment Corp. The company retained the Caesars name as Caesars…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

St. Louis-based manufacturer expands with acquisition of fuel additive line

2 years 11 months ago
Husky Corp., a Pacific-based maker of fuel dispensing products, has acquired an East Coast manufacturer and its line of fuel additives. Husky said in a press release that it purchased Youngstown, New York-based Kinetic Laboratories and the K100 line of gasoline and diesel fuel treatment additive products. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Kinetic Laboratories had been owned by principals John Bedard and CEO Mark Quallen, neither of whom will remain with the company or retain any ownership stake,…
Diana Barr

Manchester bar on fire Tuesday morning

2 years 11 months ago
CORRECTION: The original story said Debz Corner was located in Ballwin. According to the City of Ballwin, Debz Corner is in Manchester. The bar has a Ballwin mailing address. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A bar in Manchester was on fire Tuesday morning. The fire started at about 6:30 a.m. at Debz Corner located in [...]
Monica Ryan

Hopes dwindle that Missouri lawmakers will extend postpartum care for new moms

2 years 11 months ago

A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth is “hanging on a thread,” its sponsor said, due to resistance from a Republican state senator in the legislative session’s final days. The provision, which would expand health care coverage from 60 days to a […]

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Tessa Weinberg